Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock’s proposals to harmonise national laws banning lorry traffic at weekends and on public holidays were approved…

Date: 12/03/1998

...by the full Commission this week. The institution says the move could save the haulage industry 1.5 billion ecu. At present, seven EU countries impose restrictions on lorry traffic on certain days, but there is no coordination of national rules, a situation which causes logistical headaches for EU haulage firms. The plans would allow national authorities to impose bans between 7 am and 10 pm on Sundays and public holidays.